When the Cloud Goes Dark: Disaster Recovery Lessons from the AWS Outage
On October 20, 2025, a major outage in the AWS US-EAST-1 region sent shockwaves through the digital landscape—disrupting services for top platforms and exposing critical vulnerabilities in cloud architecture and disaster recovery (DR) planning. Whether you rely on cloud computing, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), or managed cloud services, this event is a wake-up call: operational simplicity does not equal resilience.
Don’t Wait for the Next Outage. Operational resilience starts with preparation.
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM ET
Join Roger Mcilmoyle as we unpack the lessons learned from this pivotal incident and guide you in building a robust disaster recovery and business continuity (BC) strategy that stands up to the realities of cloud risk including:
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Root Causes & Impact
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Critical Lessons for DR & BC
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Immediate Action Steps
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Strategic Recommendations
